PORTLAND, Ore. — For the second straight day, the Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s death toll remains at 148 people.
Tuesday marks the 10th time this month the state public health agency has reported zero deaths in its daily update on the virus.
The OHA reported 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new presumptive case. Those people live in the following counties:
- Clackamas: 2
- Crook: 1
- Marion: 5
- Multnomah: 7
- Washington: 3
- Yamhill: 1
The 18 new confirmed cases are among 1,680 newly reported test results on Tuesday, meaning 1% of those tests were positive. The percentage of positive test results has been declining as the number of tests completed have increased in Oregon. The OHA said 2.6% of people tested the week of May 9-15, the most recent full week on record, tested positive for the coronavirus, the lowest during the pandemic.
Oregon has had a total of 3,967 coronavirus cases, including presumptive cases, as of Tuesday morning. It’s not clear how many of those are active infections. While people presumed to have the virus have not yet tested positive, they have shown COVID-19 symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case.
A total of 115,450 people have been tested for COVID-19, with 111,571 people (96.6%) testing negative.
Much of the state, with the exception of the two most populous counties, Multnomah and Washington, has entered the first phase of reopening under Gov. Kate Brown's plan. That includes the limited reopening of restaurants, barbershops, gyms and other businesses.
